Futurama Archives

Oz Comic-Con: Where Cosplay Champions Are Born

September 14, 2016Evil Genius Mum

Last year’s Oz Comic-Con Cosplay Champion took home the global Crown Championships of Cosplay at C2E2. So what did Sydney 2016 have on offer?

GBBP 74: Maurice LaMarche

July 12, 2016Jamie Greene

This week on the show, we ask the eternal question. What are we going to do tonight, Brain? And thankfully, Maurice LaMarche swings by the show to provide the one and only answer: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!

‘Futurama: The Complete Series’ Is 70% Off for Today’s Amazon DOTD

April 29, 2015Ken Denmead1

I do my best to alert you to only the most important deals that come up, and this seems like one that fits the bill. All of Futurama (at least all that esists up until now) can be yours, today, for just $60 (rather than the $200 list price).

The Voice Actors of Futurama, Spongebob, Fraggle Rock, And More

September 9, 2013Ruth Suehle1

Although many line up at cons to see the faces they recognize from television, some of the most fun you can have at a con panel is hearing the voices you recognize instead. Meet some of the best voice actors who visited Dragon Con 2013.

Four Speculative-Fiction and Fantasy Foodie Blogs

August 24, 2013December 16, 2017Fran Wilde

Looking to bring a little fiction to the dinner table? These four blogs have you covered.

Interview: John DiMaggio and Exclusive Pound Puppies Clip

May 31, 2013Ruth Suehle

John DiMaggio, best known as the voice of Bender in Futurama, is now adding his talents to two Hub original series, Pound Puppies and Kaijudo. Read our interview with him and watch an exclusive clips of the season 3 Pound Puppies premiere.

9 Fictional Beverages You Can’t Have (And Recipes for Them)

August 14, 2012Ruth Suehle

In part one of this post, we gave 14 fictional foods and recipes for re-creating them. Now we turn to the potent (and not so potent) potables of our favorite far-off places.

Fourteen Fictional Foods You Can’t Have (And Recipes For Them)

August 11, 2012December 14, 2017Ruth Suehle

Our favorite fictional worlds are often fantastically full of fantasy flavors–some better than others. It’s hard to resist trying to create Earthly versions of them, so why try? Here are fourteen foods from fiction and ways to make them yourself, along with three you can find without much invention.

Futurama Monopoly: Bite My Shiny Metal A@#

February 6, 2012Brad Moon

Monopoly. You either play it now and then (usually on a rainy day, at a cottage, or when the power’s gone out), or you hate it. Actually, there are people that love it too — at least they have a …

Trading In Dollars for Darsek with Klingon Monopoly

October 14, 2011December 13, 2017GeekMom

I have fond memories of playing Monopoly from my childhood. We had our own rules of course, every family does. You could buy a house on any property you owned when you landed on it again, even if you only owned one. I was virtually unaware of the need for a monopoly until I was […]

The Unsinkable Starship Titanic

March 26, 2011Sophie Brown4

A few years ago, I inherited some of my dad’s book collection when my mum decided to have a clear out. Included in the books were all five volumes of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy “trilogy.” I couldn’t wait to read them. As a child, I had been brought up watching the 1981 […]

My Top Ten Tear-Jerking Moments in Science Fiction

January 31, 2011Sophie Brown56

Traditionally, science-fiction revolves around action rather than drama, humour rather than tragedy. Whilst deaths are commonplace in a genre filled with space battles and horrifying creatures, truly emotional moments are much harder to come by, but that’s not to say they do not exist: far from it. Below is my personal top ten tear-jerking moments […]

Geeky Dummy Text for Designers

December 8, 2010Admin

If you’ve done any graphic or web design (or hired someone to do design for you) you’re probably familiar with the Latin dummy text that is used as a place holder during the planning stage. According to lipsum.com, “Lorem Ipsum …